Call to order by Anthony Rossi at 12:10 p.m.
Roll Call
Officers:
President – Anthony Rossi (present)
Vice-President – Reagan Brown (present)
Secretary/Treasurer – Angela Lore (present)
Membership Officer – Desere Wright (present)
Public Information Officer (North) – Tereysha Robles (present)
Public Information Officer (South) – Daphne Moore (present)
Academic Senators:
Brian Cole (NOT present)
Rodreges Hampton (present)
Lindsey Shoaf (NOT present)
Club Senators:
Present:
AHR Chillers—Shawn Shrewsberry
Automotive/Skills USA—Jeremy Morris
CKEC (Cabarrus/Kannapolis Early College)—Julia Estey
Cosmetology— David Souza
L.I.F.T.—Enoch Walker
M.I.S.T.E.R.—Ja’Quan Crump
Phi Beta Lambda (PBL)—David Lore
Phi Theta Kappa (PTK)—Letitia Dennis-Boger
Racing Club—Steven Venable
Radiography—Amber Blackwelder
RCEC (Rowan Early College)—Angel Hackworth
Rotaract—Kaylee Linthicum
SNA (Student Nursing Association)—Amanda Baltz
Social Impact—Oren Murray
Welding—Jadon Martin
Women Obtaining Wisdom (W.O.W.)—Lashonna Geter
Absent:
Dental Assisting
Approval of Minutes:
The minutes from the March 3, 2015 Business Meeting were read and approved.
Reports:
SGA President’s Report- Anthony Rossi
- Scholarship Committee—The committee decided that the scholarship would be a needs based scholarship. The name of the scholarship is Students Supporting Students. The committee chose to leave this scholarship open to students enrolled in any curriculum program at RCCC. Any student with residency within any RCCC service area can apply for the scholarship. Applicants must have a 2.5 GPA and are required to write a one-page essay about hardship or loss.
- Paws 4 Soldiers—We donated three vests to the Paws 4 Soldiers Foundation. The vests were presented to Andy Eury, a Paws 4 Soldiers recipient. Andy Eury accepted the vests and thanked the Student Government Association for the donation.
Point of Information- David Lore—Lore pointed out that the wording of the motion that was voted on to allow the donation of the vests stated that we would “donate two vests, not to exceed $150” but in fact three vests were donated. SGA President Anthony Rossi stated that the vests ended up only costing about $40 each and we were able to purchase a third vest and remain under the monetary cap of the motion. Lore recommended that in the future for situations such as this, motions should list only a dollar amount because the wording of the motion was not followed properly.
Public Information Officer North Campus- Tereysha Robles
N4CSGA—Every year the Student Government Association officers attend two N4CSGA conferences where we attend workshops, business meetings, and division meetings. The workshop that Tereysha found most impactful was entitled Encore and was presented by two men that are wonderful motivation speakers.
Secretary/Treasurer Report- Angela Lore
Angela Lore gave an update on the Excellence in Teaching Award Committee progress. The Excellence in Teaching Award is in its final stage. Student polling occurred from March 16-27. The candidates were required to turn in all of their materials by March 23. This included two letters of recommendation from the peers, department chairs, and other faculty or administrators. Also included were a video recording of them teaching in a classroom setting and a comprehensive teaching portfolio. The selection committee is currently reviewing these materials and will have them completed by April 13. There will be one full time and one part time award recipient. Winners will be announced April 17.
Unfinished Business:
There was no unfinished business to discuss.
New Business:
Priority Vote—Each year a vote is placed to determine how to spend funds that are left from the year. Three options were suggested: new furniture for the south campus student center, art on campuses, a second Student Life van (7 passenger van). David Lore asked if each item was voted on individually or to fund all three? Anthony Rossi stated that we would vote on which one we would prefer to see the funds go to. Senior Advisor, Natasha Lipscomb, clarified that the funds used for the priority vote item come from travels funds that were not used by clubs throughout the year. We will vote for only one item each and the one that receives the most votes will be given priority and then we will go down the list in order of voting returns. She also stated that if the funds available are not enough to cover any of the options, the money will rollover into next year’s Student Life budget.
David Lore entered a motion that was properly seconded by Letitia Dennis-Boger:
I, David Lore, move to include an option to roll the remaining funds over to next year’s SGA in the priority vote.
It was clarified that voting for this motion would simply add this as an option to vote on in the priority vote. This motion was voted on and passed. The original motion was voted on with the addition of a fourth option to rollover the funds to next year’s SGA. The following order was determined for the priority vote options to spend unallocated funds:
- 1. New student life van
- 2. Rollover funds to next year’s SGA
- 3. Tie between art on campuses and new furniture on south campus student center
Letitia Dennis-Boger made a motion that was properly seconded by David Lore:
I, Letitia Dennis-Boger, move that we provide art students and creative students on the campuses with an area that can display their artwork as long as it is not in poor taste.
Tereysha Robles inquired what was meant by “poor taste.” Letitia Dennis-Boger explained that due to there being Early College students that are minors on campus, there should be nothing that would be offensive to them or inappropriate for them to view. Amber Blackwelder asked if this covered the topics of alcohol, cigarettes, etc. and Letitia Dennis-Boger agreed. Senior Advisor, Natasha Lipscomb, asked if the Campus Code of Conduct would suffice for the regulations for this motion. Letitia agreed. It was also confirmed that the intent of the motion was to have an area for any student to display their creativity. This would be a location, not an event like an art show. The motion was voted on and passed.
Announcements
- Spring Fling, North Campus, Saturday, April 11, 10:00 am -2:00 pm
- Sigma Alpha Pi Training, North Campus- Room 251A, Saturday, April 11, 9:00 am -12:00 pm or 1:00 pm -4:00 pm
- Speak out against: Domestic Violence, North & South Campus Student Centers, Tuesday, April 14, 11:00 am -1:00 pm
- American Red Cross Blood Drive, North & South Campus Student Centers, NCRC Rm 115, Wednesday, April 15, 9:00 am -1:30 pm
- Student Leadership Banquet, North Campus Student Center, Monday, April 27, 6:00 pm
- Sigma Alpha Pi Induction Ceremony, North Campus Student Center, Tuesday, April 28, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Student Life Office is still accepting applications for SGA positions. Voting is available during Spring Fling and on Wednesday and Thursday of this week in the Student Centers on both North and South Campuses from 10:00- 2:00 and 4:00-6:00.
Club Reports:
AHR Chillers
ASHRAE meeting was held on March 18. Afterwards we held a cookout, raffle, group photos, and door prizes. Chiller Club will be working the Spring Fling on April 11 at North Campus. Planning is going on for the SKILLS USA National competition.
Automotive/Skills USA
The Automotive Group of SKILLS USA had their meeting on April 1, 2015. We discussed election of new officers for our open positions and our end of semester meeting. The annual SKILLS USA state level competition is approaching. Some of our members shall be participating and hopefully will advance to nationals.
CKEC (Cabarrus/Kannapolis Early College)
We have had a fantastic year and semester. We have been finishing up some service projects with the RCCC SGA (blood drive.) Mostly we are plotting our annual luau to welcome rising freshmen, celebrate another stellar school year with current students and have one last summer time social with our senior class.
Cosmetology
We designed and voted for shirts used during Relay for Life. Signed up teams and performed Random Acts of Kindness. David Souza accepted the Cosmetology Club presidency. Gearing up and assigning teams for Relay for Life. Preparing for our move to the new campus. Students still receive 10% off all services. Walk-ins are welcome.
L.I.F.T.
We thank God we have had the privilege of having our second LIFT meeting on March 5. We had our next LIFT meeting on March 26. We plan on having our Random Acts of Kindness on April 8 on the RCCC south campus. The final meeting of the semester is planned for April 23. We plan on serving Lead the Change at south campus in April. God bless from Living in faith today.
M.I.S.T.E.R.
MISTER club meets on the second Tuesday and the fourth Tuesday on North Campus. We also meet on the second and fourth Thursday of the month on south campus. Community service: On April 25, MISTER club will work with Habitat for Humanities volunteering to build homes. April 23 MISTER Club will be hosting our annual IMPACT Day.
Phi Beta Lambda (PBL)
PBL met on Tuesday, March 24. We made final arrangements for the NC PBL State Leadership Conference that will be held April 9-11. PBL is sending nine members to the conference and all will participate in workshops and competitive events. The final PBL meeting will occur on April 21. PBL will also be sending donated items to Rowan Helping ministries.
Phi Theta Kappa (PTK)
We were Facebook club of the month for March. Three to four posts were made weekly. March 6, two members performed Acts of Kindness at Cosmetology Center by giving students foam shamrocks that could be pinned to their smocks along with a piece of hard candy. 96 students faculty and staff were recipients. Regular club meeting was March 18 with 7 members present. Member Letitia Dennis-Boger and advisors Ginger Fox and Carolyn Brown attended the Carolina’s Region Spring Conference in Wilmington on March 20-22. The Beta Tau Theta chapter achieved 4 level star status and received two club awards: Carolinas Region Service Project Awards, Connecting the Carolinas through Service (pet rescues) and the Carolinas Region Honors in Action Project Awards Theme 2: Ideas and Ideologies as Frontiers: What Frontiers thought shape the world? (Transgender Issues). Ruby Culp received the Distinguished Club Officer Award and became a member of the Carolinas Mall of Honor. Carolyn Brown received the Horizon Advisor Award for new advisors. April activities: Acts of Kindness are scheduled for April 16 at NCRC. Next club meeting is Wednesday, April 15 at 4:30 pm. Induction ceremony and orientation for new members will be at the NCRC campus on April 24.
Racing Club
Getting all the parts together to start the build.
Radiography
We are ready to go to Virginia tomorrow. We have 9 students and 2 instructors attending the Virginia Society of Radiologic Technologist Conference. We are so thankful to Student Life for making this trip possible. We are looking forward to the blood drive next week. I have high hopes that our group will beat our last event of 38 units.
RCEC
We are now beginning the process of having students run for offices and such. This week they have to fill out the forms and get 25 student signatures and 2 teacher signatures. Next week, students will campaign and voting will be the week after.
Rotaract
Rotaract will be contributing in a Random Acts of Kindness hour at the CBTC campus on April 15. It will be one of Rotaract’s last school events of the year.
Social Impact
Nothing to report.
Student Nursing Association (SNA)
NO REPORT
Welding
Skills USA competition. Random Acts of Kindness.
Women Obtaining Wisdom (W.O.W.)
Nothing new to report.
Gas Card Drawing:
North: Letitia Dennis-Boger
South: David Souza
(CBTC and NCRC to be included in South Campus drawing if less than 5 members are in attendance.)
(Senators and General Members Only)
Adjourn by Anthony Rossi at 1:01 p.m.